By one of those inscrutable designs, Primoz Roglic and la Vuelta have established a lasting love relationship. The former trampoline jumper finds solace in Spain to a frustration that he has not turned into drama, the denial of him on the Tour. The Slovenian is the nuclear point of the race, it has been in the last three editions that he has won with extraordinary solvency. No one questioned him and he did not find the fatality that catches him in a black cloud on the Tour. Starting with Roglic and his choral Jumbo, La Vuelta presents a collection of highly heterogeneous aspirants and stars, who arrive from different horizons or emergencies. Primoz Roglic, costumbrista idol Some French media compared his attractiveness with that of a refrigerator. Five years ago, Roglic (32 years old) was a satellite in the peloton. Unaware of the codes of cycling, with an enigmatic and withdrawn personality, apparently neutral or insipid, the Slovenian has transformed that character towards useful simplicity and has become an idol of cycling customs. He likes the way he has relativized his defeats (the 2020 Tour, in the penultimate time trial against Pogacar) and the natural affability with which he celebrates his victories. He’s not histrionic or affective, but a tough, unapologetic rider with terrible punch for sheer power and a cool head. He responds to adversity with tenacity and rigor and in the Vuelta he has found his space. He has ridden five Tours, two Giros and three Vueltas. He has won three Vueltas and is one away from the record that he maintains, between resources and that positive in 2005, Roberto Heras. Remco Evenepoel, the little cannibal The debut in the Vuelta of Evenepoel (22 years old), one of the young talents who came with the batch of Pogacar, Van der Poel, Van Aert or Egan Bernal to dominate cycling, generates maximum interest. There are no more than fifteen cyclists who have more wins than him (33). And he has only been in the elite for three years. A groundbreaking cyclist, prone to attacks and long-term escapades, he has a sense of showmanship and few fears. He remains to see if he crosses the mountain. He is the fifth cyclist with the most UCI points in 2022, after his victories in the Clásica de San Sebastián -a recital- or the Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Related News Standard cycling No Nairo Quintana, disqualified from the 2022 Tour due to tramadol EP The Colombian, who has ten days to file an appeal, has the result withdrawn, but will be able to participate in La Vuelta Richard Carapaz, Latino and brave Accompanies the cyclist from Ecuador an aura of eloquent adjectives, as if they were related to its Latin, volcanic and brave character. Carapaz (29 years old) has taken a few hits (the Giro d’Italia 2019, the road test of the Tokyo Games) and has starred in electrifying moments in the mountains, although his results are not in proportion to the expectations that one day gender. In his third course in the giant Ineos, a change of scenery is already slipping. He was second overall in the last Giro and king of the mountain. The Ecuadorian Carapaz, from Ineos afp Julian Alaphilippe, the brilliance of the La Vuelta world champion will have the rainbow jersey. Two times world champion in the last two autumns, Alaphilippe (30) is a cyclist who defies logic. He was a leader and a candidate for a Tour, he honored the yellow until he lost it, he owns an imposing collection of hits that come from an indomitable spirit, always on the attack. Two World Championships, three Walloon Arrows, six stages of the Tour, Milan-San Remo, San Sebastian Classic, Strade Bianche… he has had a bad year, only two wins and a heavy crash in Liège. Alejandro Valverde, in his last Vuelta Twenty years in the elite of a sport for which he was born equipped as standard, faces his last Vuelta at the age of 42. The oldest figure is removed. He has a final mission: to save Movistar from a budding descent to second with his intelligence. In the Vuelta, the only major he won (2009), he has achieved 12 stage victories. Valverde, during his participation in the last Giro d’Italia afp Enric Mas, from the psychologist to the road The pressure has been able to with Enric Mas (27 years old), the Movistar leader. A withdrawn and not very open cyclist, he has consummated his fears in the last Tour. He was eleventh when he retired after feeling overwhelmed in the descents and stress from his work as head of a historic team. He has resorted, it is no longer news in the sport, to psychological help to face the Vuelta. Jai Hindley, the winner of the Giro Hindley, a good 26-year-old climber, is the last winner of the Giro, a race that he was about to win in the pandemic (2020). The Australian is a somewhat unknown competitor who has made the leap with his success in Italy. Hindley, the winner of the last Giro d’Italia ep Supermán López, conflict in tow High voltage cyclist, great climber, the Colombian (28 years old) stood up Movistar in the last Vuelta and returned to his origin, Astana. He has had a very short year, which has worsened off the road. The Civil Guard searched his luggage in July at the Barajas airport due to his alleged relationship with Dr. Marcos Maynar. Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodríguez, the future They are the hope of a prosperous future in Spanish cycling. Both debut in a big one. Carlos Rodríguez (21 years old, Ineos) already has two wins (Spanish champion on the road and a stage in the Basque Country). Juan Ayuso (19 years old, Emirates) won the Getxo Circuit in July. They are similar looking bikers. Big, tall, with rhythm in the mountains, a good level against the clock and a furnished head.
